Ground-anchor.



D. R. SAUNDERS, DEC'D.

1. P. NEWELL, ADMINISTRATOR.

GROUND ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4. 1915.

1344,1323. Patented Oct. 23, 1917.

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To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, Davin R. SAUNDERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certainInew and useful Improvement in Ground-Anchors, of which the following is a full, clear,

and, exactdescription, such as, will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a ground anchor of the type embodying a plate which isv drawings,

adapted to be driven into the groundpsairl plate being secured to a rod or wire stay,- which latter extends a substantial distance above the surface of the ground and being, adapted to engage an object, such as a post,

guy wire, or the like. I v

V The principal objects of my invention are,

to provide a ground anchor which can be easily and cheaply manufactured; to provide a construction which will reduce to a minimum the earth resistance while the'plate is being driven into position for use; to provide a plate to which a stay, such as aguy wire, can be easily and,quicklyapplied, and

further, to provide an anchoring plate with a shoulder near its lower end, which shoulder receives the force of the blows delivered to the driving rod or member which carries the plate to its position in the ground.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevational View of a portion of a fence and showing two applications of my improved anchor, one as a brace for the fence post and the other as a tie and anchor for a number of the fence wires.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of my improved anchor and showing the driving rod in position thereupon.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken approximately on the line 33 of Fig. 2 with the driving bar removed.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken approximately on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

The anchoring plate 10 contemplated by my invention is preferably constructed of comparatively thin sheet metal which can be readily cut and pressed by means of sui is driveninto the ground.

Specification of Letters Ba tent. 1917 Application filed November 4,1915. Serial No. 59,590.

made substantially V-shape in order to pro vide a centrally disposed point 11.

The upper. end of the plate is provided with a substantially V-shaped notch, thereby forming at the upper outer corners of the plate, substantially triangular earslQ, which latter are bent or curved rearwardly with re spect to the plane occupied by the body. of the plate. I H

,Forr'nedin the center of the plate 10 is, a substantially rectangular opening 13 and thatportion of the metal in the plate between this opening and the center. of the -V- shaped-upper edge of said plateis bent or pressed forwardly. as designated by 14; in 7 order to form a seat or bearing'for the drivnates at the point 11. T his bentportion 16 serves to materially reinforce and strengthen the lower end of-the' plate in addition to serving as an entering point when the device 'The upper edge 17 of the metal in bent portion 16 serves as a shoulder for a' portion of the lower end of the anchor driving bar.

Formed on the plate 10 adjacent to the this side edges and parallel therewith are reinforcing ribs 18 which serve to materially stiffen the plate and permit it to be made from comparatively thin or. light weight material, and consequently reducing the cost of production,

Formed through the plate 10 adjacentto the upper corners of the triangular bent portion 16 are apertures 19 through which is threaded a wire or cable such as 20 and which latter serves as a stay for a post or the like, or as a connection for a guy wire.

The member utilized for driving the plate into the ground comprises a rod 21, the lower end of which is provided with a centrally arranged slot and the upper end being providedwith a head '22.

To place my improved anchor-in the ground, a wire or cable is threaded through bears against shoulder 17.

The-point of the plate is now placed on the ground and under the impact of blows of a suitable driving tool on the upper end of the driving bar, the plate can be very readily driven into the ground.

lVhen said plate has reached the desired depth in the ground, the driving bar 21 is pulled out of the ground and the upper portions of thewires 20 are now engaged and I pulled upwardly, which action tends to shift the position of the plate in the ground, such action being brought about by the engagement of the rearwardly bent ears with the ground and the pulling strains which are delivered to said plate at a point a substantial distance below its vertical center. a result,rthe plate is turned into a position substantially at right angles to the plane I occupied by the wires 20 and when so positioned, said plate will edectively resist pulling strains impressed on said wires.

The upper portions of the wires may be carried upward to a post or they may serve as a point of attachment for a guy wire.

A ground anchor of my improved construction is comparatively simple, can be cheaply manufactured, can be readily driven into the earth and when properly positioned, forms an effective anchor for guy wires, anchoring rods, stays, and the like.

It will be readily understood that minor the scope of which is set forth in the apchanges in the size, form and construction anchor can be made and substituted for those herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of my invention,

pended claim.

I claim:

A ground anchor comprising a c0mparatively thin fiat metal plate having straight parallel side edges and provided near its center withan opening adapted to receive 50 a driving bar, the metal immediatelyabove said opening being pressed outwardlyto form a substantially semi-circular seat for the driving bar associated with said anchor, there being a horizontally"disposed 5 the plate, and there being wire receiving apertures formed through said plate betugeen the opening and said reinforcing r1 s.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 29th day of ()ctober, 1915.

DAVID R- SAUNDERS. Witnesses M. P. SMITH, M. A. HANDEL.

7 Copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, by addressing the. Commissioner of Patents,

' 7 Washington, I). 0. 

